Camping
G’day all, We left Cairns at lunchtime on 29/7 and headed for the Daintree. The idea was to stop near the Daintree Village and make an early attempt on the Creb Track the next morning. We ended up camping just outside Mossman after a black top drive lasting a few hours. Time for a feed [...]
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G’day all, After a few weeks around the Gold Coast getting things fixed on the caravan, retuning the Patrol with its upgraded radiator and intercooler and some minor surgery for yours truly (after a small health scare) it was time to leave the Gold Coast and head for the Northern Tip of Australia. First I [...]
Continue reading about Sunny Cairns & Onto Cape York With Bushman Bud
G’day all, After the Southern Forests trip with the Land Rover Club we have been camped at Hobart Show Grounds due to a wearing clutch on the Patrol. We have ordered a replacement which gets fitted tommorrow and then off we go again. Our time here hasn’t been wasted though, we have spent a few [...]
G’day all, We had been looking forward to catching up with the Land Rover Owners Club of Tasmania Inc as we had found them both helpful and friendly in making us welcome as visitors of the club. I must say I was curious though how the Land Rover would perform offroad and how long it [...]
Continue reading about Southern Forest 4WD Adventure with Land Rover 4×4 Club & Bushman Bud
G’day all, We are at the end of a four day stay at the River & Rocks free camping area near Coles Bay and the Freycinet National Park. If you have been following along you would know its a great base to explore the region surrounding and including the Freycinet National Park. Also a good [...]
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G’day all, I will say up front…I forgot the camera…oops. Today will followed the 4WD track out to the Friendly Beaches in the Freycinet National Park in Tasmania’s South East. Dubbed as a 4×4 offroad track, the track was interesting yet pretty docile as a 4WD challenge rates. Saying that the drive was enjoyable travelling [...]
Continue reading about 4WD, 4×4 Track to Friendly Beaches, Freycinet NP, Tasmania
G’day all, Today we did a small tour to Freycinet National Park near Coles Bay in Tassie’s Sout East Coast. We decided to take the following route. Cape Toureville to Whitewater Wall to Bluestone Bay and finally to Sleepy Bay. The first stop was Cape Toureville and the beautiful walk that follows the headland. [...]
Continue reading about 4WD to Whitewater Wall, Cape Toureville & Sleepy Bay at Freycinet NP
G’day all, The dreaded flu caught up to me at Bicheno and I have been recovering the past couple of days. I am just starting to feel better and will start putting time into the blog recapping Easter and my new trip “The Waterfall Way.” This will be a good one to do…so stay tuned. [...]
Continue reading about Bicheno Update – Heading For Wine Glass Bay
G’day all, As you know we have been camping out at Dora Point near St Helen’s on Tassie’s East Coast. Since our last post we have been doing quite a few things and have discovered many great places to visit and 4WD. Internet coverage here on the East Coast has been a lot worse than [...]
Continue reading about Leaving Dora Point (St Helens) for Bicheno (Tasmania)
It was time to leave Mole Creek and head to Binalong Bay for Easter. We are meeting up with Trish, Dick and kids from the Ulverstone 4WD Club and other people which I am sure we will know before the Easter Bunny bounces by. Although we had been at Mole Creek for sometime, we certainly saw plenty. [...]